The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
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male College this week.
Mrssrs Western Ssdlcr, of Cookies
Station, and Willie Hill Of Ahbcviltr.
matriculatcd in Erskinn last week.
The Literary Club held Il meeting nj
Mr.. II. +. McGee's last Friday night.
The institutions here are getting along
finely. Nearly every week brings new
pupils.
We think the new management Of
the MESSENGER has energy and fire
about it
Mr.. j. O. Bell, Of Charlotte, was sum
monSed last week to the bedside uf his
mother. Mrs. Noble Bell, who died on
last Thursday, and was buried Mt Little
River on Friday. An rXcriirnI woman
full Of energy and good deeds HIS gone.
We note with pleasure til" th:;;t of
some Of our colorcI people. Grn"r"
Hawthorn. known rs Long Grorgr,'
has bought him Il few acres oil ground
and erected Il neat and colnmoIious
frame dwelling u;.nn it. We think he
ought to Set out Il patent on his porch.
Had Solomon seen it he would haze
taken back one OF his famous d~cclara-
tons.
On last Friday Mrs. W. y. Stone and
Miss Jennie White received Il telegram
announcing the serious illness oc their
mother, Mrs. White, of Chester. and
asking them to come home Immediately.
This was Il sad and sudden surprise.
Onr friend and fcIlow-citizcn, DR..
McDavid, speaks Of going to Texas.
We hope he will decide not to go.
The young men Of iirSkine have been
fortunate III their selection of Rev. G. A..
Stakelry to preach the B~accalaurrate for
Commencement Sabbath.
Mr.. a. ID. Kennedy traded with "
horse-drovcr for two horses. They
proved to be %unHuu,rl. after being guar
antecd. IL" ovcrhaulrl him ut Andcr-
son. md after having three of the drov-
cr's horses levied upon 10y the Sheriff,
he succeeded in getting hack his own
stock.
Mr.. j.. p. Hardness is getting to be a
champion rider as we'll ~ base ball
player. ii" rode sixty miles in y day
and night last week.
Through the Kindness Of Mr.. J. =.
Knox we enjoyed the pleasure Of read
ing n cory Of the charlotte Chunicle
The Enphcman Srmi-Annual Cclc-
hrati"n comes off nest Friday night.
We extend u cordial invitation to The
editor Of the MESSENGER to he ,hcre.
Let the MESSENGER call on our repre-
Scntstives individually for their stow
ardShip. We have heard Of those who
say they will III brace such All oprortu-
nitv To tell Just how the thing is. nne
man should not be more powerful in ap
~point,ncntS than five.
The warm weather reveals the fact
that oats are about killed out. and our
farmers will have to SOW over or do
without.
The it'll" people had a most cnjoya-
bic pound party ut Mr.. John +. Cal
hcun's last Friday night.
Mr.. John +. Calhoun has the most
forward garden we have seen.
Mr.. Edwin Calhoun, one Of the most
worthy and leading citizens of Mon
tcrcv, has been visiting his brother, Mr..
John Il. Calhoun.
We Learn that R"v. Calvin PRESLEY
has u large and furnishing school a.
GrneroSitec. 1t numbers some sixty
ODD SCHOLARS. Miss Lula Shcrard is his.
accomplished assistant.
The friends Of Mr.. pringlc Cook will
be glad 10 know that he is the efficient
ami energetic depot agent at Cookies
Station on the Savannah Valley Rail
road.
A worthy and courteous old colored
man. Isaac Wincstock, died ut Professor
Hoods last week Of pneumonia. He
was a faithful old man and we pay him
this humble tribute.
Mrs. r. p. Blake Of Greenwood, has
been spending some time in the sweet
society Of her bcrcaved sister, Mrs. DR..
Williams.
The Literary Club enjoyed quite a
treat at their last meeting. Mr.. Ii. p.
Niece treated the club to n variety Of
refreshments, which were much enjoy
ed. Some Of the delinquent members
regretted their absence. r. S. &.